Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 13/10/2026I loved having one. But then I bought a 6cm topper (is that an English word as well?) for on top of my bed. Then the weighted blanket forced me so deep into the mattress that I actually got back problems.. 100
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 13/10/2026Thank you so much! Knowing myself, I'll have a lot of thoughts and ideas early on. And then in a couple of weeks or months, I've found other hobbies to focus on. Lets see =) 010
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 13/10/2026Errors suck. But a well-placed joke turns frustration into.. less frustration. I made a fun 404 page. A page that no one should see. But that's exactly the point. What if they do? Can we conjure a little smile at least? My blog on it: mcvb.eu/blog/make-er... What's the best 404 you've ever seen?mcvb.euMake errors fun — mcvb.euSpending a lot of effort on writing a spreadsheet function, only to see #n/a An unexpected error occurred . Okay? Thanks for the information? Or the worst one of all: wrong… 010
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 11/10/2026I am not the biggest fan of micro blogging. There's too much noise in the feed, and writing is too restricted. However. Sharing updates related to an actual blog.. That's interesting! And I am starting today: Read my first blog in which I share the why and how of my website. mcvb.eu/blog/introdu...mcvb.euIntroducing mcvb.eu — mcvb.euOver the last couple of years, I've had multiple I should write about this thoughts. But I never did, because I didn't have the infrastructure for it. And writing on LinkedIn, on… 232
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 04/04/2026TIL about Jan 'The Best of the West' Timman. A Dutch Grand Master who was around his peak, just years before I was born. A Dutch #2 of the world during a Soviet dominated chess period. He died earlier this year, aged 74. #dutch #chess #grandmaster 010
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 30/09/2025Vanavond #Lubach kijken. Misschien zie je mij wel in het publiek ;) 100
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 17/06/2025Als ik een occasion (tweedehands) auto wil kopen. Hoe belangrijk is dan een Bovag or Auto trust garantie? Alle input is welkom! (PM voor bespreken van details) 000
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 10/06/2025Watch this fediverse video by Elena! news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-vi... (Can you find me in the video?) Crosspost: tukkers.online/@erikkemp/11... 020
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenVolt Europa @volteuropa.org · 10/05/2025🇵🇹 On Europe Day, ahead of the snap elections on May 18, @VoltPortugal brings a life-sized elephant to the Portuguese Parliament – a symbol of the urgent need for a united Europe that many seem to ignore. 💜 Please support the Portuguese team if you can: loom.ly/XJxtdQc 37116
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 11/05/2025Looking at internet providers. Realises I pay ~ €10 per month more than advertised for my provider. Opens profile on the provider's site. Currently have: Internet Giga "not available on your address". Can choose: "Wifi Groot". Which is the advertised cost, and €10 cheaper. #Ziggo #scam #internet 030
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 08/05/2025This went completely off rails. At least, the rails I was expecting the video to go. 030
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenLaurens Dassen @laurensdassen.voltnederland.org · 02/05/2025Volt krijgt een staatshoofd erbij! Een warm welkom aan president Ilves—iemand die zich in zijn 10-jarige presidentschap hard heeft gemaakt voor een Europees, digitaal en rechtsstatelijk Estland. Mooi dat Volt hem nu tot een van onze 30.000+ leden kan rekenen. bsky.app/profile/volt... 311313
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenPrivacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 01/05/2025This World Password Day, remember these tips to keep your online accounts safe! www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/pa...privacyguides.orgIntroduction to Passwords - Privacy GuidesThese are some tips and tricks on how to create the strongest passwords and keep your accounts secure. 061
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenReinier Van Lanschot @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org · 30/04/2025How much damage did Trump do in 100 days? He's kicked off a trade war, he sold out Ukraine, and he's demolishing US democracy. In the next 100 days Europe must strengthen our alliances, fight for a just peace in Ukraine, and be a shining star of democracy in the world 0237
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 29/04/2025Once started to receive newsletters from a company that did not deliver their Kickstarter product... 010
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 28/04/2025I always like the day after. When everything is just that bit greener. 010
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 25/04/2025Super cool! Fun quiz. 🎉 You scored 6 out of 10! When do I get to learn from my mistakes? 020
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 25/04/2025Very interesting how intertwined the numbers 1 and 10 are. 000
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 25/04/2025Top used words on Bluesky this early (European) morning include three #Dutch words. Op, zijn, ook. Zijn dat ook woorden uit andere talen? (Ik kon 'op' niet in deze zin verwerken) 030
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 25/04/2025Goed om te horen dat we beide innovaties willen stimuleren! Ik denk dat een duidelijk en langetermijn doelstelling/strategie daarvoor belangrijk is. Dan kan er geïnnoveerd worden binnen die kaders. Zijn we dat ook eens? Ik denk niet dat de drempelwaarde is ingezet simpelweg om boeren te pesten.. 020
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 24/04/2025Je WhatsApp berichtjes zijn end-to-end encrypted. Ze zouden dus niet de inhoud van je berichtjes moeten kunnen lezen. (Dat zegt alleen niets over de hoeveelheid berichten, verzender en ontvanger, en de grootte van een bericht.) 010
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenBits of Freedom @bitsoffreedom.eurosky.social · 24/04/2025Om als Nederland en Europa onafhankelijk te worden van Big Tech, is méér nodig. Welke stappen moeten precies worden gezet? En welke rol kun je daar als Nederlandse burger in spelen? We vroegen het aan jullie! Op de hoogte blijven? Sluit je aan bij de beweging via www.bitsoffreedom.nl/doemee! 💪 02510
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 24/04/2025Wat hebben de boeren nu nodig dan? Hoe kunnen wij zuinig zijn op onze boeren? 100
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenVolt Europa @volteuropa.org · 22/04/2025🚀 We are hiring for our Tech Team! 🚀 We’re building something special — a pan-European political movement powered by smart, scalable tech. We’re looking for a Tech Support Lead to join us for 2–3 days a week. This is a paid, remote work position 👉loom.ly/5dFlWLI 2328
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 22/04/2025We kunnen ons als Nederland niet afsluiten van de rest van de wereld. Rusland is al 'in gevecht' met ons! Onze publieke, infrastructuur en tech sectoren worden actief aangevallen door Russische (en Chinese) hackersgroepen en bespioneerd. En dat is niet alleen maar omdat wij Oekraïne supporten. 040
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 21/04/2025Wait. Do people still have meetings without laptops? Like, in real life? #oldschool I have a notebook, but not for these kinds of things. Probably, get a transcriber and let your favourite LLM make a summary. 030
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 19/04/2025Original post: waag.social/@marleenstik... At least I can keep using Spotify. The article: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... 030
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 13/04/2025"It's Charlie." "Who?" "Your neighbor, Charlie." "Who?" "Charlie." "Who?" "From next door." "Who?" "This is getting old, Matt." "Sorry man, what's up?" 603652406
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenMaarten Hopman @maartenhopman.bsky.social · 14/04/2025De PVV-kiezers hebben zelf inmiddels ook genoeg van de populistische trucjes. 8938
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenOut of Context Pokémon @oocpokemonofficial.bsky.social · 03/04/2025team rocket knows what's up 322339
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 12/04/2025Those are the worst. I have an email open from an app, requiring me to send them all kinds of information, so they can manually change my SSO account into one with credentials. Once that happened? I'll delete my account! I couldn't do that earlier, as I needed password confirmation to do it in app. 020
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 11/04/2025This is intense. "It could identify when they were feeling worthless or helpless or like a failure, and [Meta] would take that information and share it with advertisers" Original message: mastodon.social/@Sarahp/1143... Article link: techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/m... 030
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenVolt Europa @volteuropa.org · 07/04/2025The AI debate isn’t humans vs. robots. It’s concentrated power vs. regulation. 🇪🇺 The EU is implementing the first major legal framework on AI. 🔗 Read our full article to understand what the AI Act really means for Europe’s future: loom.ly/RtR9E5k 04512
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 06/04/2025This is actually super cool! More transparency about what your (national) elected MEPs vote for, and against, in the European Parliament. 053
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 05/04/2025Dit is een veel mooier uitzicht dan vanaf het kasteel. Dan kun je het kasteel namelijk niet zien! Voor een volgende keer... :) 030
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenDolf Jansen @dolfjansen.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Voor wie nog twijfelt of 🇮🇱en het IDF eigenlijk wel eens de waarheid spreken.. #dontstoptalkingaboutPalestin 22302100
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenCemre Ercan @cemreercan.bsky.social · 05/04/2025“Free speech champion” Elon Musk silences voices of Turkish opposition by suspending their accounts. Backing authoritarian governments and leaders, such as Trump and Erdoğan, is evidence of one missing their backbone. The only thing Musk cares about is filling his own pockets 💰 💰 013
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 05/04/2025Aan de ene kant is dit natuurlijk geweldig nieuws! Aan de andere kant speelt dit het opportunistisch en 'strategisch' stemmen in de hand. 030
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 04/04/2025I have finally deleted Instagram and YouTube from my phone. I now remember the feeling of being bored again! And it is somewhat exciting? So many opportunities! Besides doing any work at the house because my family is sleeping. (Going to bed earlier is not one of those opportunities) 040
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenTim Hofman @debroervanroos.bsky.social · 04/04/2025zet even een krabbel. kan geen kwaad. www.beschermdepubliekeomroep.nlbeschermdepubliekeomroep.nlBescherm de Publieke OmroepNederland heeft een sterke, onafhankelijke en verbindende publieke omroep nodig. 29269106
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenMarieke Koekkoek @mariekekoekkoek.voltnederland.org · 04/04/2025De kracht van verandering zit in de samenleving. Laat dit kabinet het goede voorbeeld volgen en inzetten op Europese autonomie. 0589
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 04/04/2025The left are using our laws against us! Rise up! - Trump. Le Pen worked hard! She had losses! (Actually Embezzled Millions) - Trump. 000
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 04/04/2025I practically do not follow or read any news, besides the things shared on my feeds. Now this was a pleasant NOS article shared by Opensourcewerken Mastodon (social.overheid.nl/@opensource/...): nos.nl/l/2562279 European orgs are moving away from bigtech for their emailing, file sharing, etc. 030
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 04/04/2025I love our NYE tradition. Seeing all these beautiful little explosions above every city is mesmerizing. And I would love to light some with my kids in a few years. But honestly, is there any actual good reason for not banning general fireworks? 030
Mick van Breukelen @mcvb.eu · 03/04/2025Now it's even easier to use both Mastodon and Bluesky, I can really recommend the @openvibe.social app. (It also allows you to manage your Threads and Nostr accounts) 053
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 02/04/2025The stupidity in Trump’s new tariffs is apparently limitless. He has introduced a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory. The only inhabited island there is Diego Garcia, home to US service personnel. TRUMP HAS PUT A TARIFF ON A US MILITARY BASE 🤡 14945101652
Reposted by Mick van BreukelenMaurice Lourens-Chai @lourens.online · 01/04/2025We just migrated all infra from AWS to Hetzner (CPX) 🇩🇪 managed via Ploi 🇳🇱 Privacy first, Faster, cheaper, hosted in 🇪🇺. Choosing EU tech isn’t just practical, it’s a signal. Every euro we spend shapes the future we’re building. Next days more switches to come. #herznercloud #eutech #infra 174